Photo Geotagging

I haven't been taking as many pictures the last few years and so I had taken my eye off one of the nicest developing features: Geotagging.

Very simply, this is a way to use GPS information to identify where a picture was taken. It can be done manually, using applications like Picasa to add the information, or - hurray - it can be added automatically.

The Android platform cameras add the geotag if you set that to be your preference (it is the default, I believe). iPhone will also do this.

There does seem to be a hitch in that you need to make sure your device can be located first. I notice that about 2/3 of my pictures aren't tagged.

There are also SD card that have both wifi and geotagging built right onto the card. I have ordered one from Eye-Fi to use in my Canon camera.

I'll report on that later!

Meanwhile, using Picasa to group pictures and use the map panel to locate a spot works fairly well for manual adding. Then when you share the album or pictures, the geotag panel shows up when you click on that photograph. Not bad.